The Everly Brothers made “All I Have to Do is Dream” a popular song in the late 1950s.

While they were not thinking about football, what coach or fan wouldn’t want the players on the 10th annual East Texas Preseason Football Dream Team on their squad?

A state championship would surely be on the charts in December.

We all can dream.

The team, selected by the sports staffs of the Tyler Morning Telegraph and ETFi nalScore.com, Longview News-Journal, Marshall News Messenger, Texarkana Gazette, Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel and Lufkin Daily News, consists of 32 players from the combined coverage areas of those newspapers - an area west to Trinidad, east to Waskom, north to Texarkana and south to Lufkin.

For the first time in four years, a quarterback and defensive lineman are not our preseason Players of the Year. This year the players are a running back and a safety.

Carthage running back Keaontay Ingram joins previous POY selections Tyrik Rollison of Sulphur Springs in 2008, Traylon Shead of Cayuga in 2009, Trey Metoyer of Whitehouse in 2010, Del Barnes of Henderson in 2011, Greg Ward Jr. of John Tyler in 2012, Patrick Mahomes II of Whitehouse in 2013, Larry Pryor of Sulphur Springs in 2014, Zach Hall of Robert E. Lee in 2015 and Jeremiah Crawford in 2016.

Ingram, a University of Texas commit, rushed for 2,244 yards and 32 touchdowns on 325 carries in helping Carthage to the Class 4A Division I state championship.

Defensively, Arp safety DeMarvion Overshown is now part of a fraternity that includes defensive POY honorees Jamarkus McFarland of Lufkin in 2008, John Tyler’s Ashton Dorsey in 2009, Daingerfield’s Steve Edmond in 2010, Van’s Dalton Santos in 2011, Longview’s DeMarkus Lathan in 2012, Gladewater’s Daylon Mack in 2014, Gilmer’s DeMarco Boyd in 2015 and Liberty-Eylau’s Lagaryonn Carson in 2016.

Overshown, who has committed to Texas, finished with 170 tackles, along with four sacks in helping Arp reach the Class 3A Division II state semifinals last season.

The 2017 campaign gets cranked up Monday.

Teams that did not hold spring drills may begin conditioning drills Monday, with the rest of the teams in the area getting underway Aug. 14.

Week 1 of the regular season begins the weekend of Aug. 31 through Sept. 2. The 11-week regular season concludes the weekend of Nov. 9 to 11.

State championship games are scheduled for Dec. 20 to 23 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

Twitter: @PhilHicksETFS

OFFENSE

Player of the Year

Keaontay Ingram

Position: Running back

School: Carthage

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-0

Weight: 198

By the numbers: Carried 325 times for 2,244 yards and 32 touchdowns and caught 47 passes for 492 yards and two scores as a junior in 2016 … As a sophomore in 2015, rushed for 637 yards and nine scores … Has given a verbal pledge to the University of Texas, but also holds offers from Arkansas, Baylor, Colorado, Florida State, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, LSU, Memphis, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Mississippi, Oregon, Oregon State, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, UCLA, USC and UT San Antonio.

CHANCE AMIE

Position: Quarterback

School: Tyler Lee

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-3

Weight: 190

By the numbers: Completed 97 of 180 passes for 1,556 yards, 10 touchdowns and six interceptions while rushing for 1,269 yards and 17 touchdowns on 183 carries … Has given a verbal pledge to the University of Houston, and holds a total of 18 Division I FBS offers.

LADARIUS WICKWARE

Position: Running back

School: Tyler Lee

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-1

Weight: 185

By the numbers: Carried 176 times for 1,404 yards and 14 touchdowns and added 10 catches for 120 yards and one score.

ISAIAH DAVIS

Position: Running back

School: Gladewater

Grade: Junior

Height: 5-11

Weight: 205

By the numbers: Carried 199 times for 1,283 yards and 19 touchdowns.

CAMERON GRANT

Position: Running back

School: John Tyler

Grade: Junior

Height: 5-9

Weight: 170

By the numbers: Carried 151 times for 873 yards and 12 touchdowns and caught 10 passes for 118 yards and two scores.

TEVAILANCE HUNT

Position: Receiver

School: Texas High

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-2

Weight: 180

By the numbers: Caught 36 passes for 700 yards and 10 touchdowns … Holds a total of 17 Division I FBS offers.

MALIK JACKSON

Position: Receiver

School: Lufkin

Grade: Senior

Height: 5-8

Weight: 163

By the numbers: Caught 52 passes for 1,030 yards and 10 touchdowns … Verbal pledge to the University of Houston and also holds offers from Arkansas State and Texas State.

JONATHAN SHEPHERD

Position: Receiver

School: Kilgore

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-3

Weight: 196

By the numbers: Caught 17 passes for 259 yards … Verbal pledge to Oklahoma State, and holds a total of 15 Division I FBS offers.

TRAI GARDNER

Position: Receiver

School: Tenaha

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-0

Weight: 180

By the numbers: Caught 74 passes for 1,410 yards and 21 touchdowns and carried nine times for 260 yards and five touchdowns.

JAYLIN BROWN

Position: Tight end

School: Longview

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-3

Weight: 215

By the numbers: Caught 15 passes, with nine going for touchdowns, for 374 yards … Graded out at 90 percent as a blocker with 22 pancake blocks and 36 knockdowns.

CHASEN HINES

Position: Line

School: Marshall

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-3

Weight: 353

By the numbers: Verbal to LSU, and holds a total of 16 Division I FBS offers.

KYLAR COOKS

Position: Line

School: Liberty-Eylau

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-5

Weight: 252

By the numbers: Verbal to Texas State and also holds Division I FBS offers from Arkansas State, North Texas and Louisiana-Lafayette.

KRIS DIKE

Position: Line

School: Van

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-6

Weight: 283

By the numbers: Verbal to TCU and holds a total of eight Division I FBS offers.

JADE ASHALINTUBBI

Position: Line

School: Elysian Fields

Grade: Junior

Height: 6-6

Weight: 330

By the numbers: District lineman of the year as a sophomore in 2016 … Holds Division I FBS offers from Tulsa and Louisiana-Monroe.

DRAKE CENTERS

Position: Line

School: Tatum

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-3

Weight: 296

By the numbers: Verbal to Texas State and has additional Division I FBS offers from SMU, Southern Mississippi and Louisiana-Monroe.

CHRIS KESSLER

Position: Kicker

School: Longview

Grade: Senior

Height: 5-9

Weight: 150

By the numbers: Converted 53 of 55 extra points and booted nine field goals … 70 percent of his kickoffs went for touchbacks … Holds Division I FBS offer from Army.

JA’KEVIAN ROSE

Position: Return specialist

School: Linden-Kildare

Grade: Senior

Height: 5-10

Weight: 164

By the numbers: Returned 7 kickoffs for 256 yards and a touchdown … Also completed 3 of 3 passes with one touchdown, rushed for 431 yards and four touchdowns, caught 25 passes for 594 yards and nine touchdowns and had 84 tackles, seven interceptions and three touchdowns defensively.

DEFENSE

Player of the Year

DEMARVION OVERSHOWN

Position: Safety

School: Arp

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-4

Weight: 199

By the numbers: Finished with 170 tackles while producing four sacks and five interceptions in helping the Arp Tigers reach the Class 3A Division II semifinals ... Racked up 118 tackles, seven tackles for loss, an interception, three fumble recoveries and a forced fumble in 2015 as a sophomore ... Overshown has given a verbal commitment to the University of Texas, but has offers from Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Clemson, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Houston, Kansas State, LSU, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Mississippi, SMU, South Carolina, Stanford, TCU, Texas A&M, UCLA and USC.

CARL WILLIAMS

Position: Line

School: Lufkin

Grade: Junior

Height: 6-3

Weight: 275

By the numbers: Finished with 15 tackles last season and already has offers from Oklahoma, TCU, SMU and Tulsa.

D.K. Goodson

Position: Line

School: John Tyler

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-3

Weight: 220

By the numbers: Delivered 70 tackles last season, 50 of them solo, with 11 sacks and five quarterback hurries. He also recovered two fumbles. Verbal commitment to Houston. Offers from Mississippi State, SMU, Texas State, Tulane and Louisiana-Monroe.

LEONARD PARKS

Position: Line

School: Texas High

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-5

Weight: 230

By the numbers: Turned heads as a junior with 65 tackles to go with nine sacks. Already beginning to receive offers with the first one coming from Louisiana-Monroe.

KEIVIE ROSE

Position: Line

School: Henderson

Grade: Junior

Height: 6-4

Weight: 220

By the numbers: Offers from SMU, Southern Miss, Florida Atlantic and Arkansas State.

MARTREVIOUS “TRE” ALLISON

Position: Linebacker

School: John Tyler

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-2

Weight: 215

By the numbers: Finished last season with 118 tackles (2 tackles for loss), two sacks, three interceptions and two forced fumbles while also breaking up four passes. Verbal to SMU. Has offers from Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Mississippi State, Texas State, Tulane and Louisiana-Monroe.

TYREE WILSON

Position: Linebacker

School: West Rusk

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-5

Weight: 225

By the numbers: Recorded 68 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, four sacks, eight quarterback pressures, an interception, two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles in 2016 ... Verbal to Texas A&M. Has offers from Houston, Kansas, Memphis, Oklahoma State, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas State and Tulane.

MYKEL GATES

Position: Linebacker

School: Carthage

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-0

Weight: 225

By the numbers: Finished with 160 tackles, 18 of those for loss, and had three forced fumbles, two recoveries and two interceptions as he helped his team win a state championship.

MICHAEL DRENNON

Position: Linebacker

School: Hallsville

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-2

Weight: 218

By the numbers: Finished with 90 tackles, 11 of those for loss, and added two sacks in helping Mineola win its first state title last year. Moved to Hallsville with his father, who is the new coach for the Bobcats.

JEPHANIAH LISTER

Position: Back

School: Longview

Grade: Junior

Height: 5-9

Weight: 170

By the numbers: Finished with 91 tackles, six of those for loss, and added five forced fumbles and an interception with two pass breakups.

KONRAD EICHELMAN

Position: Back

School: Harmony

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-2

Weight: 195

By the numbers: Finished with 123 tackles, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries while also adding seven forced fumbles and 12 pass breakups.

JAVIER NEAL

Position: Back

School: Whitehouse

Grade: Senior

Height: 5-10

Weight: 160

By the numbers: Finished with 63 tackles, five of those for loss, and seven interceptions, two of those returned for touchdowns. Also had two forced fumbles and 10 pass breakups.

MEKHI COLBERT

Position: Back

School: Carthage

Grade: Senior

Height: 5-9

Weight: 185

By the numbers: Finished with 39 tackles and six interceptions, two of those returned for touchdowns. Also had six pass breakups in helping his team win a state championship.

EFREN BARCENAS

Position: Punter

School: Longview Spring Hill

Grade: Junior

Height: 6-0

Weight: 185

By the numbers: Averaged 42 yards last season on 31 attempts, six of those pinned opponents inside their 20 yard line. Averages a hang time of 3.55 seconds.

PAYTON DAVIS

Position: Utility

School: Redwater

Grade: Junior

Height: 6-2

Weight: 195

By the numbers: Carried 105 times for 850 yards and 12 touchdowns. Added 14 catches for 345 yards. Racked up 55 tackles and two interceptions on defense, and averaged 40 yards per punt.